FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Friday, April 26, 2013

Beethoven's Ninth, "Ode to Joy"In this 'Music for the Spirit' concert, Manfred Honeck and the PSO pay tribute to the good in mankind. Beethoven's final symphonic masterpiece, one of the most recognizable pieces of all time, takes its text from Friedrich Schiller’s poem, "Ode to Joy." The PSO also premieres Christopher Theofanides' "The Gift," commissioned by the PSO to honor long-time Board Chair Richard P. Simmons.04/26/2013 - 04/28/201304/26 - 8:00 pm04/27 - 8:00 pm04/28 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map

Music of Michael JacksonAndré Raphel conducts the music of the King of Pops from the earliest Jackson 5 to his mega-selling solo years. Vocalist Gavin Hope sings the hits Billie Jean, Thriller, Bad, and Man in the Mirror. Gavin Hope has shared the stage with Shania Twain, Natalie Cole, James Brown and Aretha Franklin. 04/26/2013Time: 8:00 pmCapitol Theater, 1015 Main St., Wheeling, WVwebsite | map

A little bit of this, and a little bit of thatRon Nelson's "Mayflower Overture" depicts the Pilgrims' travel to the New World. Pittsburgh's own Joseph Wilcox Jenkins is featured in his "Tartan Suite". Minnesota composer John Zdechlik's "Psalm 46" celebrates a famous Lutheran hymn, and director Jason Worzbyt closes with a heartfelt "America the Beautiful."04/27/2013Time: 8:00 pmPerforming Arts Center, Seton Hill University, 100 Harrison Ave., Greensburg, PAwebsite | map

Dirty BallJoin up with the league of heroic partiers and supercharge Attack Theatre at The Dirty Ball. Revel in your secret identity, marvel at the company's daredevil acts of dance, and groove to electrifying beats by Titletown Soul & Funk Party and Pandemic.04/27/2013Time: 8:00 pm - 12:00

Art All Night Art All Night, 22 hours of art and music, is called one of Pittsburgh’s most popular, and populist, arts events. Hundreds of artists enter more than a thousand works in the show, and they’re displayed by hundreds of volunteers. The show features live music, children’s activities, and more. It opens at 4pm on Saturday, and runs through 2pm on Sunday. Classical WQEDfm will broadcast live onsite, Sunday morning, 9 to noon. 04/27/2013Time: 4pm

Daria Burlak, organChurch of the Epiphany presents award-winning organist Daria Burlak, making her first concert tour of the USA with works by Dupre, Durufle, Messaien and others. The church is next to the Consol Energy Center, downtown.04/28/2013Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Church of the Epiphany, 184 Washington Pl., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite